I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I see them as a body of work. Life should be breathed into them.

Without the breath of real freedom we're getting nowhere fast.

The world is ruled by butterflies adding to their weapon piles. Imagine what your taxes buy. We hardly ever try.

I miss England. I miss the weather. I've spent moss of the last 25 years on tour. I'm ready to come home.

So just to be truthful to my own sensibility, I need to acknowledge that the season is not all joy and light for a lot of people. It's tough - environmentally, emotionally, spiritually.

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.

I'm not much of a family man. I'm just not that into it. I love kids, I adore them, but I don't want to live my life for them.